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Walls: Rasteau 2020 in bottle

‘If you’re not yet familiar with the appellation, this is the vintage to put that right,’ says Matt Walls. He revisits Rasteau's 2020 vintage now that the wines are in bottle.

If you’re looking for punchy, muscular Grenache, look no further than Rasteau. It’s a wild terroir with an abiding heat haze that only rarely struggles to ripen its crop.

A series of scorching vintages in the southern Rhône however have occasionally pushed some wines from handsomely well-built to something you’d see on the cover of Iron Man magazine.

That’s no bad thing if you’re looking for wines that are shredded, jacked or swole. But if you’re looking for balanced, drinkable bottles that are versatile with food – not so much.

Thankfully the 2020 vintage manages to find a sweet spot between ripeness and freshness, intensity and approachability – making it one of the most appealing vintages here in recent times.


Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for 38 Rasteau 2020 wines



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